Summer annual Flowers

COSMOS

Scientific name: Cosmos bipinatus

Cosmos is a genus, with the same common name of Cosmos, of about 20–26 species of annual and perennial plants in the family Asteraceae. Cosmos is native to scrub and meadow areas in Mexico. Cosmos are herbaceous perennial plants. The genus includes several ornamental plants popular in gardens.

species

Cosmos caudatus, Cosmos scabiosoid , Cosmos bipinnatus, Cosmos parviflorus, Cosmos sulphureus, Cosmos atrosanguineus.

    

ZINNIA

Scientific name: Zinnia elegans

Zinnia is a genus of 20 species of annual and perennial plants of family Asteraceae. Zinnias are popular garden flowers, usually grown from seed. The flowers have a range of appearances, from a single row of petals, to a dome shape, with the colors white, chartreuse, yellow, orange, red, purple, and lilac. Zinnias seem especially favored by butterflies, and many gardeners add zinnias specifically to attract them.

 

Species     

Zinnia anomala,  Zinnia bicolor, Zinnia angustifolia

Zinnia grandiflora.

 

SUNFLOWER

Scientific name: Helianthus annuus

Sunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence . The sunflower is named after its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image is often used to depict the sun. The sunflower has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads of flowers. The heads consist of many individual flowers which mature into seeds, often in the hundreds, on a receptacle base. From the Americas, sunflower seeds were brought to Europe in the 16th century, where, along with sunflower oil, they became a widespread cooking ingredient. Leaves of the sunflower can be used as cattle feed, while the stems contain a fibre which may be used in paper production.

Varieties

Kironi, American Giant, Red Sun, Rostov, Ring of Fire, Strawberry Blonde, Sunny Hybrid, Ring of Fire, Strawberry Blonde, Sunny Hybrid, Arnika, Dwarf Sunspot, Evening Sun. Teddy Bear.

                      




 

NOYONTARA

Scientific name: Vinca Rosea

Noyontara Grows throughout india and found as an escape in waste places and sandy tracts. It is the member of the Apocynaceae family. Common Name include Periwinkle, Madagascar Periwinkle, Sadabaha. It helps in relieving muscle pain, depression of central nervous system and wasps stings. It is used in case of nosebleed, bleeding gums, mouth ulcers and sore throats. It is also used internally for loss of memory, hypertension, cystitis, gastritis and enteritis, diarrhea and raised blood sugar levels.

NINE O’CLOCK PLANT

Scientific name: Portulaca grandiflora

Portulaca grandiflora (Moss-rose Purslane or Moss-rose), is a flowering plant in the family Portulaceae, In Bangladesh, it is called "Time Fuul", meaning "Time Flower", because the flower has a specific time to bloom. It is a small, but fast-growing annual plant. It requires almost no attention and spreads itself very easily.